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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
4
An exclusive AP leased wire item notes routine day report details from the San Antonio office likely referencing standard dispatch flow. The text lists the publication office address at 609 Travis Street between Avenues C and D.
Commissioners Lambert Kearny Garland and Mayor Brown back an ordinance granting the mayor power to appoint a private bodyguard to act on his bidding. The piece denounces this as a threat to taxpayers and public rights, urging voters to retire all but one commissioner at term end.
Discussion of whether flat feet hinder enlistment in army and navy reveals that most applicants are rejected for this reason. Acceptance rates are about one in ten in the army and one in fifteen in the navy. Orthopedic surgeons dispute flat feet as a disqualifier, noting sailors use hands for walking and that fitness standards are higher than for land forces.
A medical opinion challenges the reflexive rejection of flat-footed applicants for military service. The surgeon argues that arch height does not determine capability and suggests X-rays to assess bone support for long marches. The piece contrasts sensible enlistment criteria like teeth and vision with the flawed bias against flat feet.
The piece notes falling unemployment and strong demand for labor as army and navy recruiting slows, wages rise for discharged workers who find better pay in civilian jobs, and European wartime demand fuels industrial activity, while political party credit remains debated.
The United States reports strong foreign trade for the year ending May 31 with exports over four billion dollars and imports above two billion. June figures pending, total projected for the year around six and a half billion, the highest ever, driven by war orders and postwar market expansion despite expected adjustments after peace.
The passage argues the Democratic administration created a government employment bureau as a labor antidote. Labor had started improving before the European war, but whether the antidote would have restored prosperity if war had not occurred remains unanswerable. Republicans gain no campaign fodder from this.
The Chicago Herald notes Colonel Roosevelt will likely finalize his decline to run as the Progressive party candidate soon. It argues the decision should be accepted gracefully by the national committee and the party to achieve unity and wisdom.
At the German Congress of International Medicine in Warsaw Surgeon General Huenermann reports that December 1914 typhoid cases in the German army were only one fourteenth of the Franco Prussian war peak. He credits Pfeiffer Kolle anti typhoid vaccine now widely used for the drop.
The article notes U S farmers lead in machinery but underuse motor plows especially in the South. Steam plowing tested in Louisiana was suited to flat Mississippi lands but faded. It has been tried in India and remains used there, with satisfaction reported in the West Indies New Orleans Times Picayune.
The Philadelphia Record notes Justice Hughes would be the first Supreme Court member to run for president. It compares state-court trials with executive campaigns, citing Judge Parker from the New York Court of Appeals in 1904 and Chief Justice Folger who left the bench to join the Treasury and later ran for New York governor, with Cleveland defeating Folger by a large plurality in 1884.
Major General Leonard Wood argues the U S militia lacks reserve equipment and horses under current laws. He notes rifles cannon clothing must be drawn from arsenals and equipping troops requires market purchases and training time. He critiques training and overall efficiency of the American military system.
A tale centers on Realle a cotton magnate who faces ruin when his partner risks fraud. His wife refuses to lend aid yet a cousin unseen before offers 100000 francs enabling him to escape disaster. The successful speculation then yields a millionaire outcome and a new marriage alliance.
A historical recipe describes boiling a trussed chicken with lemon juice, onions, herbs, and peppercorns, then serving on steamed rice with a cheese cream sauce. The sauce blends Swiss cheese with cream and bechamel, seasoned with paprika for a rich finish.
A married couple touring Sicily discuss brigands abducting the wife. The wife fears capture, and the husband replies that if brigands took her away he would say they were new at the business, delivering a sharp humorous line.
Mrs Barnett discovered a framed flag in an unused storage room at the Washington marine barracks. Experts confirm it carried by the marine corps battalion under General Winfield Scott during the 1847 Vera Cruz to Mexico City march. The banner, painted by Boston artist Joseph Bush in 1843, bears by Land by Sea and From Tripoli to the Halls of Montezuma. Commandant Barnett ordered the flag placed in the barracks band room.
The Ithaca Journal notes global wool shortages as sheep ranges fail to meet demand for 500 million wearers and soldiers in trenches. U S imports dry up while a vast portion of wool goes to Europe, boosting wool grower profit and pushing prices up for new suits and garments.
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